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We are told that in Persia the tulip, whose blossom in its native country is scarlet, while the centre of its glowing cup is black,
is used to express warm affection; and, when sent by a lover, will convey to the object of his attachment the idea that like
this flower, his face is warm and his heart is consumed as a coal....Anne Pratt, The Field, the Garden and the Woodland, 1838

The word tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word for turbans. In the East, the tulips cultivation was started over a thousand years ago. It grew wild in Persia and near Kabul the Great Mogul Baber counted thirty -three different species. According to Persian legend, the first tulips sprang up from the drops of blood shed by a lover and for a long time the tulip was the symbol of avowed love. Poets sang its praises and artists drew and painted it so often that when imported to Europe it was considered to be the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.

This is for my new friends here in dA who also love tulips & !
Pencil on paper

Description
We are told that in Persia the tulip, whose blossom in its native country is scarlet, while the centre of its glowing cup is black,
is used to express warm affection; and, when sent by a lover, will convey to the object of his attachment the idea that like
this flower, his face is warm and his heart is consumed as a coal....Anne Pratt, The Field, the Garden and the Woodland, 1838

The word tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word for turbans. In the East, the tulips cultivation was started over a thousand years ago. It grew wild in Persia and near Kabul the Great Mogul Baber counted thirty -three different species. According to Persian legend, the first tulips sprang up from the drops of blood shed by a lover and for a long time the tulip was the symbol of avowed love. Poets sang its praises and artists drew and painted it so often that when imported to Europe it was considered to be the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.

This is for my new friends here in dA who also love tulips & !
Pencil on paper